The tour goes on…

 A couple of gigs yesterday for the Hero's tour… Alistair…Waggo… Rob great playing and singing and sounded like a good crowd on the shore line…

Played a lot of good old classics as well… well done all, bit dodgy on that parapet! 

This one from a garden…earlier in the day…

What a busy day just watched the wheelchair tennis beautiful amazing… then Alistair  Norht Yorkshire then in another garden in nr Whitby, now more tennis then more Alistair!!!!

Alistair and Lemon Curd…

I am not sure whether I have put Alistair with his lemon curd on the blog before, but over the years of following his progress as a great singer songwriter, we his fans have always been aware that he is a very down to earth young man, who amongst his many talents, has always made lemon curd for the local fete…

Last year after many years he won! Yesterday the judging took place and he did not win… sad but he will try again next year…

After all he has written The Road and performed with Kimberley Walsh, produced a new album, cycled many miles for Cancer charity… all this year…you cannot win them all… Well done Alistair…

Alistair's lemon curd

This years tasting by Alistair!

Last years winning cup!

Bike Ride!

Could not resist this… borrowed it off face book…with Alistair's permission…

Alistair thinking about another bike ride for charity…

Another Present…

What a lucky old lady I am… still getting cards and also a present today from a dear friend from Alistair days…already had the beautiful orchid from her, and this morning received a cd of Alistair, as she had been to a gig, I played it twice before reading the label and Alistair had signed it… how I missed seeing that I do not know, and it has brought back lovely memories of the days when we all followed him around to every gig all over the country.

So thank you Lesley for the thought …and this is for any of my old pals who look in here,… thanks for the memories…And of course Alistair Griffin, keep going young man you have a great talent.

Oh another birthday treat yesterday,  a lovely meal and more presents… time with my Sons and Dawn what more could one want! getting old is not so bad after all!

Alistair and his Christmas song…

If you would like to support the Olympic and Paralympic Charities you can download the video from i tunes or Amazon, they are hoping for a Christmas no.1

Blinding Light

At last, the (very) long-awaited new album from Alistair is almost upon us.
The single is coming out on the tenth, so you've got no excuses not to go buy it. I'll let you know as soon as I do when the album is out.

In the meantime, brew up a cup, sit back and enjoy this.

Sweet or what?

Alistair

This is an old photo of Alistair and me in Norwich several years ago, he is much more handsome now and I am older and much less bubbly!

As I have often been asked how I came by the title of "cakes and al" and for those who do not know.....

In 2003 Alistair Griffin was a singer on Fame Acadamy and it being the year after I lost my John I found that watching the programme made me feel good.. Now of course Alistair would rather forget the Fame Acadamy label, but if he had not been on this I would not have met up with him or some of the wonderful people that followed him around the country.

When the programme finished I was wondering what was happening to him so I joined the fan club on the internet, much to my boys at first being rather worried that at my age I had gone a bit too far...and called myself feelgood as that is how he always made me feel when he was singing.

I thought I would never see him live, but soon some fans suggested I got on the train to York and one of the ladies who lived near here said lets go together, so after years of being a stay at home person, I turned into a travelling over the country meeting up with a good crowd some I am still in contact with..

This morning I have received a cd of Alistair, thanks to a dear friend Lesley who got to his gig the other night and bought me one..

Typical Alistair who has a wicked sense of humour it is called Mogganaut.. it is probably only on sale at the moment at the gigs...But it is great only 4 tracks but it has made me appreciate all the journeys made to see him live...

One of my Sons joined me one night when Alistair came to Norwich with Jake Humphreys (who has now gone on to be a reporter on TV...) he took the above photo and now he is a fan as well.

I hope he goes on to do more great music because he has talent, and has given me years of listening pleasure so thanks Al hope one day to see you again...

And of course the 'Cakes' piece of the title is my hobby of making and decorating cakes.

Alistair

Thanks Gill for lending this to me......Alistair what are you thinking?

Know what we were all thinking.....

Whoops just remembered Pat said my blog had shown up on her Alistair alert....must be careful what I post....

Happy New Year's Eve to one and all....